Nation's human rights plan targets urgent issues

China has unveiled its latest five-year plan on human rights promotion, which sets out a number of targets on issues including monitoring climate change, reducing parents' child-rearing burden and helping retirees reenter the job market.

The Human Rights Action Plan of China (2021-25), released by the State Council Information Office on Thursday, said it targets some of the most urgent issues facing the public as the "people's livelihood is the greatest human right".

The eight-chapter plan, the fourth such document issued since 2009, aims to improve people's sense of "gain, happiness and security" and ensure the equal distribution of development benefits among all social groups.